Jean Picart Le Doux

Art and Industry 154, April 1939

Content
BUILDING THE WORLD OF TOMORROW: THE NEW YORK WORLD’S FAIR by Walter Dorwin Teague
OURSELVES AS OTHERS SEE US.
SELLING THE SAVOY HOTEL
CAMPAIGNING CAMERA-No. 2 by Walter Nurnberg
THE HOUSE BUILT ON A HOUSE JOURNAL by E. Symes Bond
POPULARISING THE PUBLICITY PHOTOGRAPH IN ITALY
DESIGN DOSSIER: OTTO
CAMPAIGNS COMMENTARY
MAKING THE POSTER PULL ITS WEIGHT
Frank Pick sets Standards for the Designer

COLOUR IN
POSTER BY JOSEPH BINDER FOR THE NEW YORK WORLD’S FAIR
HAND-COLOURED PHOTOGRAPHS

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Jean Picart Le Doux (Cover)
Jean Picart Le Doux was born in Paris on 31 January 1902. He was a founding member of the AGI and the first AGI President. He designed a lot of publicity for the French Tourist Office and many tapestries. Explore related designers including Jean Colin and A.M. Cassandre. See also French graphic design history, Posters, and 1950s graphic design history.
Art and Industry
Art and Industry was a British monthly magazine which focused on commercial art, graphic design, advertising, and industrial design. The magazine was previously called Commercial Art.

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Art and Industry 154, April 1939
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